Mideast Peace

Shimon Peres Calls On Mahmoud Abbas Not To Quit

AP | Posted 11.07.2009 | World


TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the...

Hillary Clinton: US Wants Israel To Stop Building West Bank Settlements 'Forever'

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 11.04.2009 | World


CAIRO — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the U.S. stance toward Israeli settlement building to worried Arab allies on Wednesda...

Clinton Makes Personal Bid To Resume Mideast Talks

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 11.01.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settleme...

West Bank Settlements: Israel Approving 500 New Apartments

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 10.22.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Israel defied U.S. pressure to halt construction in its West Bank settlements Sunday, with key leaders speaking out in support of th...

At End Of Mideast Trip, Pope Says Peace Possible

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN and ARIEL DAVID | Posted 06.15.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Pope Benedict XVI ended his pilgrimage to the Holy Land Friday with a stirring call for peace at the site of Jesus' crucifixion and ...

Israel's Voice of Reason? An Exclusive Interview With Amos Oz

Johann Hari | Posted 04.19.2009 | World


Johann Hari

The unlikely story of the state of Israel is intertwined with the unlikely story of Amos Oz. He is, all at once, its most distinguished novelist, its most passionate defender, and its most notorious "traitor."